Kyu Exercise 20 / Solution

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Solution

SnotNose: W1 seems to do the job. B2 is the trickiest reply I could find. Black has no good answer to W3. W7 is a key move. If W7 at W9 then Black can play at W7 to get a seki.


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Variant: Black still dies

DomQ: I thought that Black 2 was a successful defense for Black after White 1. This is not the case.

unkx80: The descent at W3 is the way to kill, much like in Beginner Exercise 72 and Beginner Exercise 76. After that, we can say that a and b are miai.

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Variant: Black still dies (cont'd)

If B4, then W5 to W7 kills.


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Wrong start for White

If White (improperly) tries to kill off the (false) vital point (was Black 2 in the above sequence), here is the correct answer for Black.

unkx80: Black should play at B4 here. Since capturing at a gives Black one solid eye, White can do no better than to turn the corner into a seki, that is, Black is already alive.


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